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Today: Abbas vows to step aside, Saudis on the offensive

Daily News Brief

November 6, 2009
Today: Abbas vows to step aside, Saudis on the offensive

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced in a televised speech yesterday that he would not seek reelection. And the Saudi newspaper Al-Watan is reporting that scores of Yemeni Houthis fighters have been killed in new Saudi Arabia's air attacks in a remote mountainous region.

Taxes curb Danish oil use, promote energy independence

Signature Video

November 5, 2009
Taxes curb Danish oil use, promote energy independence

Producer John Larson reports from Copenhagen, Denmark, on how changing lifestyles, taxing energy and subsidizing alternative technologies have reduced the country's dependency on oil and created thousands of new jobs.

Worldfocus Radio: Philippines — the forgotten terrorist front

Worldfocus Radio

November 5, 2009
Worldfocus Radio: Philippines — the forgotten terrorist front

Martin Savidge hosts Filipino peace negotiator and Catholic priest Eliseo Mercado and security analyst Zachary Abuza when Worldfocus Radio explores the forgotten terrorist front in the Philippines. LISTEN NOW.

Full Show: November 5, 2009

Watch the Show

November 5, 2009
Full Show: November 5, 2009

Watch the full show from Thursday, November 5: security situation worsens in Afghanistan; violence against children increases in Pakistan; Islamic militants ravage Somalia; and, energy efficiency in Denmark.

Looking at the British side of the war in Afghanistan

Interview

November 5, 2009
Looking at the British side of the war in Afghanistan

This week, a Taliban sympathizer gunned down five British troops in Afghanistan. Daljit Dhaliwal speaks with Gideon Lichfield, deputy editor of The Economist online in New York, about British public sentiment and the reaction of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Tonga’s traditional ways threatened by climate change

From the Field

November 5, 2009
Tonga’s traditional ways threatened by climate change

Producer Megan Thompson traveled around the globe to report on the effects of climate change for small island nations. She writes about the beauty and culture of the island of Tonga -- where global warming may threaten a way of life that has endured for centuries.

A Marine’s thoughts on the open debate over Afghanistan

Perspectives

November 5, 2009
A Marine’s thoughts on the open debate over Afghanistan

A U.S. Marine who is an embedded trainer with the Afghan National Army blogs about the impact from his perspective of the prolonged debate over the future military strategy in the region.

Daily life goes on in war-torn Pakistan

Interview

November 5, 2009
Daily life goes on in war-torn Pakistan

The Pakistani military has been aggressively going after militant groups -- after seemingly incessant terrorist attacks in many parts of the country. But we don't hear much about the toll on average Pakistanis and how they cope with the menace of militant attacks. Daljit Dhaliwal talks about everyday life in Lahore with Saeed Shafqat.

Today: Israel, flu and bootcamp for Web addicts

Daily News Brief

November 5, 2009
Today: Israel, flu and bootcamp for Web addicts

Read top stories from around the world as compiled by the Worldfocus newsroom. Today: Saudi Arabia conducts airstrikes against rebels in Yemen; Israel releases an intercepted ship but keeps its weapons; and China bans corporal punishment for Internet addicts.

U.K. public opinion turning against war in Afghanistan

How You See It

November 5, 2009
U.K. public opinion turning against war in Afghanistan

After news yesterday of the deaths of five British soldiers in Afghanistan, public opinion in the U.K. seems to be shifting. Amid growing calls for a policy change, Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to deliver a major speech tomorrow. Does growing British opposition to the war affect your perspective on America's role in Afghanistan?

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